The Ring Two (2005)
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 183
Fresh: 36 | Rotten: 147
Ring Two serves up horror cliches, and not even Hideo Nakata, the director of the movies from which this one is based, can save the movie from a dull screenplay full of absurdities.
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 39
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 29
Ring Two serves up horror cliches, and not even Hideo Nakata, the director of the movies from which this one is based, can save the movie from a dull screenplay full of absurdities.
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A terrifying legacy haunts a single mother in this sequel to the frightening box-office hit The Ring. Hoping to leave their terrifying experiences in Seattle behind them, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son, Aidan (David Dorfman), move to the small town of Astoria, OR, where Rachel takes a job writing for the local newspaper. When Rachel learns of an unexplained murder, which occurred after a teenager watched a strange videotape with his girlfriend, she suspects her past is following her and
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Elizabeth Perkins
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Gary Cole
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Sissy Spacek
Evelyn -
Ryan Merriman
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Emily VanCamp
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Samara Morgan -
Kelly Stables
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Kelly Overton
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James Lersure
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Young Emma Temple
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All Critics (191) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (147) | DVD (20)
It is like an exercise in cinema mechanics: Images, music, photography and mood conspire to create a sense of danger, even though at any given moment we cannot possibly explain the rules under which that danger might manifest itself.
Top CriticA perplexing compound of the silly and the glum.
May not be a masterpiece, but it has its share of thoughtful little angles.
Too many loose ends.
The let's-travel-through-the-TV-screen sequence was better in Fat Albert.
I thought the original had a nice evil chill to it, but this is an unnecessary second chapter that dumbs down all the main characters and is curiously lacking in quality scares.
The Ring Two has a great deal of mood and there are some genuinely chilling moments, but weak characters sap it of all strength.
Scarier than the first, but not as interesting.
Feels incomplete and is immensely sloppy, without a lick of sense.
"The Ring Two" is a horror movie with very few surprises and hit-or-miss moments of suspense that don't lead anywhere on a narrative or emotional level.
Unfortunately, the screenplay by Ehren Kruger is littered with plot holes that reduce the story to a generic thriller formula.
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Fracassa ao abandonar o interessante conceito da fita amaldiçoada para se concentrar numa trama boba envolvendo possessão. Ainda assim, é melhor que Ringu 2 - o que não é uma grande proeza.
[It] inevitably lacks the unsettling mystery and the evolving unease of the first one. While there are still startling moments, there are no surprises.
The 'terror' remains that only in theory as, for all its isolated amusements, [the film] never truly scares.
Do yourself a favor and don't tarnish the original "Ring" by seeing this sequel.
Destroyed its own best scary bits in favor of digging up more mythology.
The result is actually much better than anyone had perhaps expected, with a fright quota that actually exceeds the original, even if it completely abandons common sense and rational plotting to get there.
Shouldn't wind up the devotees too much and will keep fans of the first American movie quiet.
Just about as bad as the first film was. If anything, it's a little stupider.
The film may not be quite as good as the first one, but rest assured there are plenty of scares left in this franchise.
Dead in the water.
a different and, I would argue, slightly better film that its predecessor
A few good gotcha moments and one solid thrill isn't enough save this movie.
Audience Reviews for The Ring Two
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- Samara Morgan: MOMMY!
- Rachel Keller: I'm not your F***ING mommy!
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- Samara Morgan: MOMMY!
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- Rachel Keller: All you have to do is call my name, and I'll follow your voice.
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- Rachel Keller: I'm not your F***ING mommy!
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